In the Heian Period, ancient Japanese, both nobles and commoners, made pilgrimages from Kyoto or their own homes to the Kumano Hongu Taisha Shrine, and then took a boat to reach the Sotama Taisha Shrine. Like the Route of Santiago, there is more than one Kumano Kodo, and this time we focus on the Nakabe Road, an ancient road paved with mossy stone steps in the midst of greenery, encircling the three mountains of Kumano, the pilgrimage path of worship. It boasts historical monuments, stone monuments and nature's bounty of hot springs and waterfalls. The old path is intertwined and leads to various important Buddhist shrines, forming a unique network of pilgrimage paths covering the southern area of the Kii Peninsula and southern Osaka, with picturesque scenery of green mountains and green water along the way.